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British author (born 1971)
Joel McIver (born 10 February 1971) is a British author. His best-known work is Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica , first published in 2004 and appearing in nine languages since then. McIver's other works include biographies of Black Sabbath , Slayer , Thunder , Ice Cube , and Queens of the Stone Age . His writing appears in newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian Daily Telegraph Classic Rock BBC and commercial radio and television.
Education and career [ edit ]
McIver is an alumnus of Backwell School [1] University of Edinburgh .
McIver was the editor of Bass Player Bass Guitar [2]
Since 1999, McIver has written 35 books.[2] Neil Daniels ' 2009 book All Pens Blazing , writer Martin Popoff described McIver as "probably the top [rock] scribe in the world".[3] Classic Rock magazine described him as "...by some distance, Britain's most prolific hard rock/metal author..."[4]
As well as writing his own books, McIver co-wrote several musicians' autobiographies. The first of these was the memoir of sometime Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes , published in 2011.[5] Max Cavalera of Soulfly ,[6] Megadeth bassist David Ellefson ,[7] David Bowie 's former drummer Woody Woodmansey [8] John Mayall .[9]
As editor of Bass Guitar Clearwater, Florida .[10]
The same year, Sony's 35th-anniversary-edition reissue of The Alan Parsons Project 's 1982 album Eye in the Sky liner notes , won its category at the annual Prog [11] P. J. Olsson , won the Grammy Award for Best Immersive Audio Album for the box set at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards .[12]
In 2018, McIver co-hosted a podcast called Dead Rock Stars with fellow writer Mick Wall . In June that year, The Guardian Dead Rock Stars their podcast of the week.[13] [14]
Bibliography [ edit ]
As writer [ edit ]
Extreme Metal (foreword by Jeffrey Dunn of Venom , 2000)
Slipknot: Unmasked (2001)
Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock and Punk (foreword by Casey Chaos of Amen , 2002)
Ice Cube: Attitude (2002)
Erykah Badu: The First Lady of Neo-Soul (2003)
Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica (foreword by Thomas Gabriel Fischer of Celtic Frost and Triptykon , 2004)
Extreme Metal II (foreword by Mille Petrozza of Kreator , 2005)
No One Knows: The Queens of the Stone Age Story (foreword by Kat Bjelland of Babes In Toyland , 2005)
The Making of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik (2005)
The Making of the Sex Pistols' The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle (2006)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (2006)
The Bloody Reign of Slayer (foreword by the members of Municipal Waste , 2008)
The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists (foreword by Glen Benton of Deicide , 2009)
Unleashed: The Story of Tool (2009)
To Live Is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica's Cliff Burton (foreword by Kirk Hammett of Metallica , 2009; updated with afterword by Frank Bello of Anthrax , 2016)
Holy Rock'N'Rollers: The Kings of Leon Story (2010)
Crazy Train: The High Life and Tragic Death of Randy Rhoads (foreword by Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society , afterword by Yngwie Malmsteen , 2011)
Overkill: The Untold Story of Motörhead (foreword by Glenn Hughes , 2011)
Machine Head: Inside the Machine (foreword by Chris Kontos , formerly of Machine Head , 2012)
Ultimate Rock Riffs (foreword by Robb Flynn of Machine Head , 2013)
Know Your Enemy: Rage Against the Machine (2014)
Sinister Urge: The Life and Times of Rob Zombie (foreword by Jeremy Wagner of Broken Hope , 2015)
The Complete History of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks (foreword by Robb Flynn of Machine Head , 2016)
As official biographer or co-writer [ edit ]
Deep Purple and Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star (with Glenn Hughes , foreword by Lars Ulrich of Metallica, 2011)
My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll (with David Ellefson , foreword by Alice Cooper , 2013)
My Bloody Roots: From Sepultura to Soulfly and Beyond (with Max Cavalera , foreword by Dave Grohl , 2013, revised in 2022 with afterword by Randy Blythe )
Glen Matlock's Sex Pistols Filthy Lucre Photo File (with Glen Matlock , foreword by Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers , 2014)
Bible of Butchery: Cannibal Corpse, The Official Biography (foreword by Gene Hoglan , 2014)
Thunder: Giving the Game Away: The Official Biography (foreword by Andy Taylor , formerly of Duran Duran , 2016)
Spider from Mars: My Life with David Bowie (with Woody Woodmansey , foreword by Tony Visconti , afterword by Joe Elliott of Def Leppard , 2016)
Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman (with John Mayall , foreword by Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac , 2019)
I Am Morbid: Ten Lessons Learned from Extreme Metal, Outlaw Country, and the Power of Self-Determination (with David Vincent , foreword by astrophysicist Matt Taylor , 2020)
The Saga of Skálmöld (foreword by President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson , 2021)
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax (with Frank Bello , foreword by Gene Simmons of Kiss , 2021)
Still Too Sexy: Surviving Right Said Fred (with Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, foreword by Eddie Kidd , 2022)
Forewords and introductions [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Daniels, Neil; All Pens Blazing, 2009, p6[volume & issue needed
^ " . Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved 11 April 2023 .
^ "GLENN HUGHES Performs Solo Acoustic Set At 'Life of A Rock Star' Book-Launch Event (Video)" . BlabberMouth.[permanent dead link
^ "MAX CAVALERA's Autobiography to Include Foreword By Dave Grohl" . BlabberMouth. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011.
^ "Exclusive: Megadeth Bassist's Autobiography Due Next Year" . Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .[permanent dead link
^ Formats and Editions of Spider from Mars : my life with Bowie [WorldCat.org] OCLC 957648116 – via www.worldcat.org.
^ "Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman" .
^ @BassGuitarMag (20 March 2018). "We're Deeply Honoured That the Staff..." (Tweet ) – via Twitter . [better source needed
^ "Steven Wilson, Caravan & Steve Howe among Progressive Music Award winners" . Loudersound . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
^ "2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominations List" . grammy.com . 7 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .
^ "Dead Rock Stars and the legend of Lemmy – podcasts of the week" . The Guardian . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
^ "Joel McIver" . The Guardian . Retrieved 22 December 2020 .
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